Melvin Branham

Melvin Branham was William Branham's brother. James was born after the Branham family migrated from Kentucky to Indiana, and would not have been part of the nine siblings in the log Cabin that William Branham used for his campaign literature. Melvin's birth certificate confirms that the Branham family were in Indiana as early as 1912.

Melvin was married to Charlotte Brumbach, Hope Branham's sister. They divorced in 1941 after only five years of marriage.